The Most Important Thing ― Discovering Truth at the Heart of Life

Whether it is in the ripple of light across the surface of a lake, the gaze of a beloved pet, or the reassuring words of a trusted mentor, every single moment is a potential gateway to a deeper connection with life.

In The Most Important Thing, spiritual teacher Adyashanti presents two volumes of deep examinations of what calls us to look inward and connect with the truths that fundamentally animate us. Through evocative teaching stories and considerations of real-world events, Adyashanti illuminates the possibilities inherent in examining that which we want to serve, the revelations brought by difficult times, and opening to the unexpected arising of grace in all its forms.

Over the course of more than two dozen unique explorations, The Most Important Thing offers doorways to that which is already alive and waiting within you: the truths that fuel the most authentic expression of your life.

Adyashanti is an American-born spiritual teacher devoted to serving the awakening of all beings. His teachings are an open invitation to stop, inquire, and recognize what is true and liberating at the core of all existence. His books include Emptiness Dancing, The End of Your World, True Meditation, The Way of Liberation, and Falling into Grace.

Asked to teach in 1996 by his Zen teacher of 14 years, Adyashanti offers teachings that are free of any tradition or ideology. "The Truth I point to is not confined within any religious point of view, belief system, or doctrine, but is open to all and found within all." For more information, please visit adyashanti.org.